I'm trying to figure out exactly when I created a file. Windows 7 thinks I don't know how to subtract two times, and tells me it was created "1 hour ago." I need a little more detail than this, but I can't seem to find a setting to toggle this "feature" off.

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This is great. Obviously it'd be nice to have it in my prompt, but this eliminates the need to open the prompt at all. Can't believe I didn't think of this.
– corsiKaJul 12 '12 at 21:22

Which prompt? The command-prompt? If you want the created date to be displayed in the command-prompt by default instead of the modified date, then you can [create] the dircmd environment variable (or just set it temporarily with the set command): dircmd=/TC
– SynetechJul 12 '12 at 21:26

Prompt is the wrong word. I meant the dialog in the screenshot above.
– corsiKaJul 12 '12 at 21:27

Ah, okay. Unfortunately in Windows Vista and up, they "simplified" a lot of aspects of the UI (for who knows what reason). As such, they just don't show the information that people want like they did in XP (the Properties dialog in XPdoes show the full timestamp).
– SynetechJul 12 '12 at 21:32

ClassicShell is a shell-extension for Windows 7 that reverts a lot of functionality to that of XP, but unfortunately this is not currently one of them, though you could request it.
– SynetechJul 12 '12 at 21:35

I suppose I could get a shell extension. I definitely wouldn't want to open the command prompt every time I want to see the create time... Still frustrating to see a regression for the sake of "usability"
– corsiKaJul 12 '12 at 21:34